' s association with the organization . german federal and state interior ministers started a process aimed at banning scientology in late 2007 , but abandoned the initiative a year later , finding insufficient legal grounds . despite this , polls suggest that most germans favor banning scientology altogether . = = background = = scientology , founded in the early 1950s in the united states by l . ron hubbard and today claiming to be represented in 150 countries , has been a very controversial new religious movement . its stated utopia ##n aim is to " clear the planet " , to bring about an en ##light ##ened age in which every individual has overcome their psychological limitations . scientology teaches that the source of people
' s association with the organization. german federal and state interior ministers started a process aimed at banning scientology in late 2007, but abandoned the initiative a year later, finding insufficient legal grounds. despite this, polls suggest that most germans favor banning scientology altogether. = = background = = scientology, founded in the early 1950s in the united states by l. ron hubbard and today claiming to be represented in 150 countries, has been a very controversial new religious movement. its stated utopian aim is to " clear the planet ", to bring about an enlightened age in which every individual has overcome their psychological limitations. scientology teaches that the source of people